FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 MAY 2023
Location
FAA Identifier: | SDL |
Lat/Long: | 33-37-22.4000N 111-54-37.9000W 33-37.373333N 111-54.631667W 33.6228889,-111.9105278 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 1510.1 ft. / 460.3 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 12E (1990) |
From city: | 9 miles N of SCOTTSDALE, AZ |
Time zone: | UTC -7 (year round; does not observe DST) |
Zip code: | 85260 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 03/1943 |
Control tower: | yes |
ARTCC: | ALBUQUERQUE CENTER |
FSS: | PRESCOTT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | SDL (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
Pattern altitude: | TPA PROP 990 FT; JET 1490 FT; HELICOPTER 490 FT AGL. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT REIL RWY 03 & 21; PAPI RWY 03 & 21; MIRL RWY 03/21 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Landing fee: | no, TSNT FEE FOR ACFT 12500 LB OR GREATER BASED ON MAX CERT RAMP WEIGHT; TSNT OVERNIGHT PARKING FEE. |
International operations: | CUSTOMS SVC AVBL 1600Z TO 0200Z; USER FEE MUST BE PREPAID ONLINE PRIOR TO ARR. |
Airport Communications
CTAF: | 119.9 |
ATIS: | 118.6 |
WX ASOS: | PHONE 480-483-3049 |
SCOTTSDALE GROUND: | 121.6 [0600-2100] |
SCOTTSDALE TOWER: | 119.9 [0600-2100] |
PHOENIX APPROACH: | 120.7 |
PHOENIX DEPARTURE: | 120.7 |
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 124.8 |
BLYTHE STAR: | 124.1 |
DSERT STAR: | 120.7 |
HEL OPS: | 125.5 |
SUNSS STAR: | 124.1 |
WX ASOS at DVT (9 nm NW): | 126.5 (623-587-7764) |
WX AWOS-1 at 18AZ (12 nm N): | 125.625 (480-488-7882) |
WX ASOS at PHX (12 nm SW): | PHONE 602-231-8557 |
WX ASOS at FFZ (13 nm SE): | PHONE 480-641-4111 |
- EMERG FREQ 121.5 NOT AVBL AT ATCT.
- COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY PRESCOTT RADIO ON FREQ 122.2 (PHOENIX RCO).
- ASOS BROADCASTS ON ATIS FREQ 118.6 WHEN ATCT CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
PXRr003/11.8 | | PHOENIX VORTAC | | 115.60 | | 12E |
IWAr313/23.2 | | WILLIE VORTAC | | 113.30 | | 13E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
Dimensions: | 8249 x 100 ft. / 2514 x 30 m 200 FT BLAST PAD BOTH ENDS. |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 45.0 | Double wheel: | 75.0, CERT MAX TKOF WGT 75001 - 100000 LB OPRG ABV 75000 LB PPR - 480-312-8478. |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
Operational restrictions: | RWY 03 CALM WIND RWY. |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
Latitude: | 33-36.883528N | | 33-37.861970N |
Longitude: | 111-55.196413W | | 111-54.067320W |
Elevation: | 1444.2 ft. | | 1510.1 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
Runway heading: | 032 magnetic, 044 true | | 212 magnetic, 224 true |
Displaced threshold: | 740 ft. | | 400 ft. |
Declared distances: | TORA:8249 TODA:8249 ASDA:7849 LDA:7110 | | TORA:8249 TODA:8249 ASDA:8069 LDA:7669 |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 58 ft. tree, 1695 ft. from runway, 390 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear APCH SLOPE 50:1 AT DTHR. | | 25 ft. hill, 850 ft. from runway, 375 ft. right of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear APCH SLOPE 39:1 AT DTHR. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF SCOTTSDALE 3939 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85251 Phone 480-312-2321 |
Manager: | GARY MASCARO 15000 N AIRPORT DR, SUITE 100 SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85260 Phone 480-312-7735 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 356 | Single engine airplanes: | | 167 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 26 | Jet airplanes: | | 137 | Helicopters: | | 26 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 555/day * | 59% | transient general aviation | 32% | local general aviation | 8% | air taxi | <1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2020 | |
Additional Remarks
- | MIL ARR 24 HR PPR - 480-312-8478. |
- | MIDFIELD DEP NA. |
- | VOLUNTARY NOISE ABATEMENT CURFEW 2200-0600; NOISE SENSITIVE AREA ALL QUADS; NOISE ABATEMENT - 480-312-8478. |
- | WILDLIFE INVOF RWY. |
- | FOR CD WHEN ATCT CLSD, CTC PHOENIX APCH AT 602-306-2565. |
- | TGL NA 2130-0600. |
- | MAINT RUNUP NA 2200-0700. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use from 18 May 2023 at 0901Z to 15 June 2023 at 0900z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
ARLIN FOUR | |
download (318KB) |
BLYTHE FIVE | |
download (271KB) |
DSERT TWO (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (300KB) |
SUNSS EIGHT | |
download (264KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (RNP) RWY 21 | |
download (280KB) |
RNAV (RNP) Y RWY 03 | |
download (305KB) |
RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 03 | |
download (254KB) |
RNAV (GPS)-D | |
download (264KB) |
RNAV (GPS)-E | |
download (203KB) |
VOR/DME-A | |
download (222KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (120KB) |
Departure Procedures |
BNYRD SIX (RNAV) | |
download (188KB) |
FTHLS SIX (RNAV) | |
download (242KB) |
IZZZO SEVEN (RNAV) | |
download (231KB) |
JONHH TWO | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (420KB) |
JUDTH SEVEN (RNAV) | |
download (185KB) |
KATMN SIX (RNAV) | |
download (188KB) |
LALUZ SIX (RNAV) | |
download (249KB) |
MAYSA SEVEN (RNAV) | |
download (185KB) |
SCOTTSDALE SEVEN | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (586KB) |
SNOBL SIX (RNAV) | |
download (248KB) |
YOTES SIX (RNAV) | |
download (214KB) |
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MARICOPA ONE (OBSTACLE) | |
download (305KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (202KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KDVT - Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (9 nm NW)
KPHX - Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (12 nm SW)
KFFZ - Falcon Field Airport (13 nm SE)
P19 - Stellar Airpark (19 nm S)
KGEU - Glendale Municipal Airport (20 nm W)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by David Evans
Photo taken 04-Oct-2014
looking southwest at runway 21 from 4500 feet MSL.
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 10-Jun-2023
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 04:49 | | 11:49 |
Sunrise | | 05:18 | | 12:18 |
Sunset | | 19:36 | | 02:36 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:05 | | 03:05 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 10-Jun-2023 20:45:15 |
Local (UTC-7) | 10-Jun-2023 13:45:15 |
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METAR |
KSDL | 101953Z 10SM CLR 34/M03 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP068 T03441028
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KDVT 9nm NW | 101953Z 14011G17KT 10SM CLR 34/M04 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP065 T03441044
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KPHX 13nm SW | 101951Z 15008G19KT 10SM SCT200 SCT250 36/M06 A2977 RMK AO2 SLP060 T03561061
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KFFZ 13nm SE | 101954Z 11008G16KT 10SM CLR 34/M04 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP060 T03441039
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TAF |
KSDL | 101730Z 1018/1118 16006KT P6SM FEW250 FM102200 22009KT P6SM FEW250 FM110400 VRB04KT P6SM FEW250 FM111000 09003KT P6SM FEW250
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KDVT 9nm NW | 101730Z 1018/1118 16007KT P6SM FEW250 FM102200 23011KT P6SM FEW250 FM110400 VRB04KT P6SM FEW250 FM110900 09004KT P6SM FEW250
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KPHX 13nm SW | 101730Z 1018/1124 17006KT P6SM SCT250 FM102200 24010KT P6SM FEW250 FM110100 27013G20KT P6SM FEW250 FM110500 26006KT P6SM FEW250 FM110900 11005KT P6SM FEW250 FM111700 18011G18KT P6SM FEW250
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support |
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ASRI 131.50 480-866-8270 [web site] [email] |
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Located in the heart of North Scottsdale with easy access to shopping, dining, entertainment and Arizona's iconic attractions. Jet Aviation Scottsdale offers state-of-the-art facilities including a modern 30,000 sq. ft hangar with tenant office space, passenger and crew lounges, award-winning concierge service, wireless internet access, refueling, complete line service, aircraft cleaning, and more.
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 | | 100LL | Jet A | FS | | $8.47 | | $8.20 | GUARANTEED |  | MEMBERS ONLY Discounts |
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ASRI 129.70 480-948-2400 toll-free 800-995-5387 [web site] [email] |
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Atlantic Aviation is your premier aviation service provider with more than 100 locations in North America, including Hawaii and the Caribbean. We provide standard ground services you'd expect, with a detailed focus on ensuring an unforgettable customer experience.
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 | | 100LL | Jet A | FS | | $8.89 | | $8.14 | Updated 10-Jun-2023 |
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Signature Flight Support |
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480-951-2525 [web site] [email] |
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Aviation fuel, Oxygen service, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Passenger terminal and lounge, Aircraft charters, Aircraft maintenance, ...
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independent | | 100LL | Jet A | FS | | $7.80 | | $8.14 | Updated 08-Jun-2023 |
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Alternatives at nearby airports IMPORTANT: Note that the FBOs below are NOT at KSDL but at other nearby airports. Do not expect services from these FBOs to be available at KSDL. |
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UNICOM 122.95 623-581-1444 toll-free 800-792-0952 [web site] [email] |
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At KDVT (Phoenix Deer Valley Airport), 9 miles WNW
Cutter Aviation at Deer Valley Airport (DVT) is only NINE miles from SDL with the same level of quality and service for LESS COST.
Is a nine mile difference worth the extra cost for fuel, fees & services at SDL? Additionally, with 2 large, parallel runways, DVT offers a less congested and less noise-sensitive arrival and departure. With fast and easy access to the I-17 and Loop 101 freeways, your destination may even be closer and a quicker drive from Cutter Aviation DVT!
Give Cutter Aviation DVT a try on your next trip to Scottsdale and save time and money!
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Located at KDVT |  | | 100LL | Jet A | FS | | $7.49 | | $7.88 | GUARANTEED |  | MEMBERS ONLY Discounts |
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ASRI 129.875 480-988-7700 [web site] [email]

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At KIWA (Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport), 23 miles SE
Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport (formerly Williams Gateway Airport) is your best aviation value when visiting the Phoenix Metrolpolitan area. Our three expansive runways (10,401; 10,201; 9,301 feet), close freeway access, and competitive pricing make a great alternative to other valley airports. Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport and Gateway Aviation Services - just plane easy.
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ASRI 132.00 602-273-3770 [web site] [email] |
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At KPHX (Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport), 12 miles SSW
Jackson Jet Cente state-of-the-art-facility includes the largest arrival and departure canopy in the Southwest, keeping your aircraft in the shade and cool. Just a 15 minute drive will put you right in the heart of Old Town Scottsdale, or even shorter to Tempe or Downtown Phoenix.
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Located at KPHX |  | | 100LL | Jet A | FS | | $6.99 | | $6.89 | GUARANTEED |  | MEMBERS ONLY Discounts |
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602-488-3878 [web site] [email] |
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At KFFZ (Falcon Field Airport), 13 miles SE
Cunningham Aviation is Arizona's newest full service FBO. We are located at Falcon Field (KFFZ) which is closer to Downtown Scottsdale and Downtown Phoenix than KSDL. We also have much quicker and easier access to freeways making your drive to your business appointment or sporting event even more convenient.
Cunningham Aviation offers aircraft ground handling and parking (ramp or tie-down) hangar leasing, car rental, lav service, GPU, and oxygen. Full Service Jet A and 100LL available 24/7 and self-serve 100LL.
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities |
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480-248-8500 772-539-0420 [web site] [email] |
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Legacy Flight Training is a Piper factory authorized flight training center for Piper owners offering initial & recurrent training in our simulators and/or in-aircraft training for M500, Meridian, Mirage, Matrix Malibu and we are the exclusive training provider for the M600.
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